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Bishwa Ijtema to begin on Feb 2

Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, will be held in two phases in February 2024.

The first phase will be held on February 2-4 and the second one on February 9-11 on the bank of Turag River in Gazipur's Tongi on the outskirts of capital Dhaka.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal made the disclosure to the reporters after a meeting on fixing the date of Ijtema at the Secretariat on Wednesday.

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